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RESOLUTION NO. 147-99
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF RICHMOND, CALIFORNIA TO
ESTABLISH A FRIENDSHIP CITY RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN RICHMOND, ÇALIFORNIA AND REGLA, CUBA FOR THE EXCHANGE OF MUTUALLY
BENEFICIAL IDEAS AND CULTURAL, EDUCATIONAL AND HUMANITARIAN RESOURCES.
WHEREAS President Dwight D. Eisenhower founded the International Sister City initiative to promote world peace through people-to-people diplomacy; and WHEREAS the City of Richmond, California is proud to have Sister City relationships with Shimada, Japan and Zhoushan, China; and
HEREAS the City of Richmond, California recognizes the value of exchanging mutuall eneficial ideas and sharing cultural, educational and humanitarian resources with all peoples especially with those whose plights are impoverished; and WHEREAS the City of Richmond, California recognizes the potential of all peoples to promote an ever more abundant quality of life for the greatest common good; and WHEREAS the City of Richmond, California acknowledges the mutual interest of establishing a Friendship City relationship with Regla, Cuba; and
HEREAS the City of Richmond, California shares with Regla, Cuba similar industries an lemographics including significant Black and Hispanic populations NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the City of Richmond, California establishes a Friendship City relationship with Regla, Cuba, and seeks to promote the exchange of citize elegations, and medical, educational, cultural and municipal resources -----
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I certify that the foregoing resolution was passed and adopted by the Council of the City of Richmond, at a regular meeting thereof held 09/14/1999 _, by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers Butt, Evans, Marquez, Anderson,
Bates, Powers, Griffin and Mayor Corbin
VACANCY: One
NOES: None
ABSTENTIONS: None
ABSENT: None
:
DIANE HOLMES, Interim
Clerk of the City of Richmond
(Seal)
Approved:
ROSEMARY M. CORBIN
Mayor
Approved as to form:
MALCOLM HUNTER
City Attorney